On a wintry December afternoon, Gayle Winegar walked through the basement offices of the SweatShop Health Club on Snelling and Selby avenues and pointed to dozens of photos of trainers lining the walls. She mentioned she had employed more than…
The 12.6-mile B Line is designed to provide faster bus service in the corridor along Lake Street in Minneapolis, and Marshall and Selby avenues in Saint Paul. One big step toward construction of the new $54 million B Line bus…
The Summit-University Planning Council (SUPC) heard a presentation on October 25 regarding hazardous underground chemicals near Selby Avenue and Grotto Street, and efforts by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to find funding to remedy the situation.MPCA officials want to add…
The dirt is flying on the site of Lexington Station, a 304-unit apartment building that is under construction at 411 N. Lexington Pkwy. “It’s been almost five years in the making,” said Chris Osmundson, director of development for Alatus, the…
Selby Commons, a 120-year-old commercial and residential building on the northeast corner of Selby Avenue and Milton Street, is one step closer to its transformation to all housing. The Saint Paul Planning Commission’s Zoning Committee recommended approval of a conditional…
Several blocks of Selby Avenue will give way to live jazz, blues and R&B when the annual Selby Ave Jazz Fest returns from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 10, in and around the intersection of Selby and Milton Street. Food…
Three restaurants whose roots are in Southeast Asia are being transplanted this spring in Saint Paul. The owners of the single Filipino and two Vietnamese establishments all promise updated versions of classic family recipes.KALSADASet to open by the end of…
Braxton Haulcy likes to tell the story of how music changed his life. “I was a ‘D’ and ‘F’ student in second grade,” he said. When his mother got him started in piano lessons, his grades improved to A’s. Music,…
Merriam Park neighbors appear to have fallen short in their effort to influence a proposed five-story apartment building at 1708-16 Selby Ave. With a split vote on February 28, the Union Park District Council (UPDC) land use committee rejected the…
The developer of a proposed five-story apartment building at 1708-16 Selby Ave. can move forward with the Saint Paul City Council’s approval of a rezoning request on December 15.Jon Schwartzman wants to tear down a commercial building and two single-family…
A longtime Selby Avenue commercial building and two adjacent houses would be torn down to make way for a five-story apartment building if a requested zoning change is approved by the Saint Paul City Council. The Saint Paul Planning Commission’s Zoning…
Businesses across the neighborhoods served by MyVillager are struggling with staff shortages at a time when finding enough help has become a nationwide problem. Retailers and restaurants in particular have been using every conceivable method to attract new employees. Some…
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